Her  body
changed while she was away from it.

When she came home

the legs were longer, the floor

seemed a long way down,

thinner, less interesting.

She bought a book

to tell her what to do

but all it said was I love you,

a useless sentiment at the best of times—

She dreamed she was a chandelier

and streamed light down to fill an empty room

by then the ground was really far away.